Baptised on 5 April 1928 in the Bethany United Church of Christ, Ephrata, Lancaster Co., PA, by mother (She listed the father's name as Chester Mumma and that they wer not married.
1930: East Cocalico, Lancaster, PA
119 Main Street
Edwin Krimes, head, 62, widowed, b: PA/PA/PA, laborer, odd jobs
William Krimes, son, 32, single, no occup.
Martin Krimes, son, 25, single, weaver, silk mill
Paul Krimes, son, 20, single, knitter, hosery mill
Donald Mumma, grandson, 6, single, no occup.
Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
Name: Donald E. Mumma
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1924
Birth Place: Reamstown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Date: 2 Mar 1950
Residence Place: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestry does not list him in the 1940 census, but does have a hint for Veterans papers on Ancestry. This paperwork fits nicely and lists his DOB as 8 Mar 1924 in Reamstown and states he is living in Ephrata in 1950. He was living in Wormleysburg, Dauphin County in 1943 when he enlisted and was discharged in 1946 at Indiantown Gap.
The Ancestry “PA & NJ, Church and Town Records”, reveals Donald's baptism with full name and name of mother and father.
This lists his full name – Donald Eugene Mumma
Father’s name – Christer Mumma, mother’s name, Carrie Grimes
Birth date: 8 March 1924, baptism date: 5 Apr 1928
Sponsors: mother
Notes: not married
1950 Census: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Donald Mumma, head, 26, b: PA, Inorl Tacke, silk factory ???
Lillie Mumma, wife, 25, b: PA, machine operator, knitting factory
Donald Mumma Jr, son, b: Sept, PA
So, now I know his mother’s name as Carrie Grimes and Donald was illegitimate. I suspect that she is probably Carrie Krimes, the surname that appears in the 1930 census. A search the PA death certificates reveals that a Carrie Esther Krimes died 31 Jan 1929 and she is buried in Muddy Creek. She was born 12 Jan 1893 and is single. Father’s name is Edwin Krimes who is listed in the 1930 census.
Carrie is listed on Find-a-Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138792993
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MUMMA, Donald E. Sr.
92, of Tampa, passed away, Aug. 4, 2016. Survived by his son, Donald E. Mumma Jr.; daughter, Dolores Spragins; grandchildren, Christian and Kimberly. Swilley Funeral Home -
[Tampa Bay Times on Aug. 7, 2016]